Syl
Syl is a given name, typically but not always a shortened form of Sylvia, Sylvester, Sylvanus. Notable people with the name include:
- Syl Anderton, British motorcycle dealer and racer
- Syl Apps, Canadian pole vaulter and hockey player
- Syl Apps, Jr., Canadian hockey player
- Syl Apps III, American hockey player
- Syl Cheney-Coker, Sierra Leonean poet, novelist, and journalist
- Syl Johnson, American blues and soul singer
- Syl Johnson , American baseball pitcher
- Syl Simon, American baseball player